Category: slavery
Slave Transactions in the De Lancey Family Papers
The following are transactions documented in the Bills of sale in the De Lancey Family Papers, Museum of the City of New York. The compilation and commentary is from the Mamaroneck History Facebook page developed and maintained by Peter Fellows. 1793 March 29: Margaret (Peg) 10 yrs old, $30 – for life – from Charity & Jonathon…
Slavery in Mamaroneck Township – Home Page
Content from Slavery in Mamaroneck Township has been incorporated into a new website: LarchmontMamaroneckSlavery.org As of 2024, much of the historical material on slavery has been updated and corrected, in light of new information discovered by researchers who continue to look for evidence of enslavement in our community from the early 1600s, when slavery was introduced to…